November 2008

Calendar of Events:

News from Center for Food and Agricultural Business:

Opportunities for graduate students at National Conference for Agribusiness
Agricultural economics graduate students can network with industry professionals by helping at the National Conference for Agribusiness, set for Nov. 18-19, 2008, at the Purdue Memorial Union. This year’s conference features results from the Large Commercial Producer Survey, which gives insight to trends and issues shaping the industry and allows agribusiness to better understand commercial farming operations. For information on how you can get involved, contact Aissa Good at aissa@purdue.edu or stop by KRAN 781.

www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab/index.html

News from ICEE:

Econ Camp:  The Indiana Council for Economics Education (ICEE) held two Econ Camps this year.  These popular programs are designed to improve the knowledge and teaching skills of high school economics teachers.  Professors Larry DeBoer, Otto Doering, and Phil Abbott made excellent presentations on the influence of China in the world economy and the current financial crisis.  In all, 51 teachers took part - an all time high.  

One teacher said,  "I always leave Econ Camp with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for teaching economics…And it’s the ICEE’s programs that really ignite this enthusiasm."  Thank you, AGECON colleagues, for making this such a successful program.

The Indiana Council for Economic Education recently published its Hoosier Economist on-line newsletter, which outlines current programs and activities in K-12 economic and financial education.  Check it out!  (http://www.econed-in.org/PDF/HEFall08.pdf)

Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers:

Jason Brown will present a paper at the 55th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International in Brooklyn, NY titled, “Location versus Growth of Investments in U.S. Manufacturing.”

Hertel, T.W. “Lessons for Trade Policy Analysis Capacity Building: The GTAP Experience”, presented to the World Trade Organization Workshop on Trade Capacity Building, Geneva, Oct. 6, 2008.

Hertel, T.W. “Global Land Use Impacts of Biofuels”, presented to Scientech, Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 22, 2008.

Hertel, T.W. “Global Economic Analysis at Purdue: The Role of GTAP”,  presented to West Lafayette Area Learning Association, Oct. 13, 2008.

Paul Preckel, Devendra Canchi and Brian Bowen (Discovery Park Energy Center) attended the POWERCON2008 and 2008 IEEE Power India Conference in Delhi, India, October 12-15, and presented two papers that will be published in the proceedings:

•  Canchi, D. and P.V. Preckel, 2008.  “Pricing Financial Transmission Rights in Deregulated Electricity Markets.”


• Bowen, B.H., Canchi, D., P.V. Preckel, and F.T. Sparrow, 2008.  “Options for Strengthening India’s National Power Grid Using the Purdue Long-Term, Least Cost, Generation and Transmission Planning Model.”

Publications:

John M. Connor, “Cartel Amnesties Granted: Worldwide Whistleblowers” SSRN Working Paper (October 2008). [at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1285469]

John M. Connor, “Cartel Overcharges and Optimal Cartel Fines” SSRN Working Paper (October 16, 2008). [with Robert H. Lande]  [Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1285455]

Griffin, Terry W., Craig L. Dobbins, Tony J. Vyn, Raymond J.G. M. Florax and J. M. Lowenberg-DeBoer, “Spatial Analysis of Yield Monitor Data: Case Studies of On-Farm Trials and Farm Management Decision Making,” Precision Agriculture, 9 (2008), p. 269-283.

Taheripour, F. and W.E.,  Tyner (2008)  “US Ethanol Policy Analysis – What Have We Learned So Far?,” Choices, 23(3): 6-11.

Golub, A., and T. W. Hertel. 2008. “Global Economic Integration and Land Use Change”,  Journal of Economic Integration 23(3):463-488.

Job Announcements:

University of Maryland:  Assist/Assoc Prof in resources
University of Missouri:  Agricultural Business Specialist

ERS:  http://www.ers.usda.gov/AboutERS/Employment/OpportunitiesPage.htm

Career and Job Sites on the Internet:

For further information, see the Job Posting File in Room 651

Contact Lou Ann Baugh concerning information to be included in future issues of KT

Keeping Track Monthly Newsletter Archive

November 21, 2008

Now accepting applications for the position of Head, Department of Agricultural Economics

Now accepting applications for Natural Resources Leadership Development Institute

Considering becoming an Agricultural Economics student? Please visit our Future Student pages.

USDA National Needs Fellowships In The Economics Of Alternative Energy are available. For more information, download the pdf.